Winston George

Winston George
Personal information
Born (1987-05-19) 19 May 1987 (age 39)
Georgetown, Guyana
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight52 kg (115 lb)
Sport
Country Guyana
SportAthletics
Event
400m
Updated on 27 June 2013

Winston George (born 19 May 1987) is a Guyanese sprinter. He competed in the 400 m event at the 2012 Summer Olympics. He was the flag bearer of Guyana during the 2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony. He was also named Guyana's Male Athlete of the Year in 2011 and 2013 by the Athletics Association of Guyana.

Personal bests

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Guyana
2011 ALBA Games Barquisimeto, Venezuela 3rd 200 m 20.84 s w (+2.4 m/s)
2nd 400 m 45.86 s
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 40.07 s
3rd 4 × 400 m relay 3:10.49 min
Pan American Games Guadalajara, Mexico 7th (h) 200 m 24.17 s A (+0.6 m/s)
4th (h) 400 m 46.93 s A
2012 Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 5th (h) 400 m 46.86 s
2013 Central American and Caribbean Championships Morelia, Mexico 7th 200 m 20.67 A (+0.5 m/s)
9th (h) 400 m 46.94 A
World Championships Moscow, Russia 30th (h) 200 m 20.88 (+0.2 m/s)
Islamic Solidarity Games Palembang, Indonesia 2nd 200 m 20.77
2nd 400 m 46.10
2014 South American Games Santiago, Chile 5th 200 m 20.77 (-1.0 m/s)
4th 400 m 46.15
Commonwealth Games Glasgow, United Kingdom 5th (sf) 200 m 20.88 (+0.3 m/s)
4th (sf) 400 m 46.38
— 4 × 100 m relay DQ
Central American and Caribbean Games Xalapa, Mexico — 200 m DNF
5th 400 m 46.33 A
5th 4 × 100 m relay 39.74 A
2015 World Championships Beijing, China 25th (h) 400 m 45.25
2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 26th (h) 400 m 45.77
2017 Islamic Solidarity Games Baku, Azerbaijan 3rd 200 m 20.62
2nd 400 m 45.69
South American Championships Asunción, Paraguay 1st 400 m 45.42
World Championships London, United Kingdom 22nd (sf) 200 m 20.74
35th (h) 400 m 46.02
2018 Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia 28th (h) 200 m 21.19
20th (sf) 400 m 47.25
South American Games Cochabamba, Bolivia 5th 200 m 20.55
3rd 400 m 45.67
Central American and Caribbean Games Barranquilla, Colombia 6th (h) 200 m 20.461
9th (sf) 400 m 46.77
2019 South American Championships Lima, Peru 4th 200 m 20.99
6th 400 m 47.66

1Disqualified in the semifinals

References

  1. ↑ "London 2012 profile". Archived from the original on 2013-05-30. Retrieved 2012-07-30.
  2. ↑ Staff (27 July 2012). "London 2012 Opening Ceremony - Flag Bearers" (PDF). Olympics. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
  3. ↑ "Glasgow 2014 - Winston George Profile". g2014results.thecgf.com. Archived from the original on 2016-11-27. Retrieved 2016-11-26.
  4. ↑ "Winston GEORGE | Profile | World Athletics".